Global Patent Index - EP 0825787 A1

EP 0825787 A1 19980225 - Negotiation process for connection management

Title (en)

Negotiation process for connection management

Title (de)

Verhandlungsverfahren für Verbindungsverwaltung

Title (fr)

Procédé de négociation pour la gestion de connexions

Publication

EP 0825787 A1 19980225 (EN)

Application

EP 96305887 A 19960812

Priority

EP 96305887 A 19960812

Abstract (en)

In a connection management system for setting up connections in a communications network, run-time negotiation is carried out to avoid feature interaction. Users of the network are provided with user agents 107 (intelligent software) which have access to user profiles. When a calling user wants to set up a particular connection configuration, which may involve service features such as ring back later on busy, their user agent 107 sends a connection configuration proposal to the user agent 107 for a called user. The two user agents 107 then negotiate to establish a mutually acceptable connection configuration, if one is available. The negotiation is based on alternative connection configurations stored in order of preference in the respective user profiles. These are proposed and counter-proposed by the user agents 107 in descending preference order until the mutually acceptable configuration is reached or the connection fails. Preferred embodiments include connection scheduling capability. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H04Q 3/00; H04M 3/42

IPC 8 full level

H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04Q 3/00 (2006.01); H04Q 3/545 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H04M 3/4217 (2013.01 - EP US); H04Q 3/0041 (2013.01 - EP US); H04Q 2213/13103 (2013.01 - EP US); H04Q 2213/13109 (2013.01 - EP US); H04Q 2213/13345 (2013.01 - EP US); H04Q 2213/13349 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

  • [Y] WO 9427411 A1 19941124 - NEDERLAND PTT [NL]
  • [A] WO 9508880 A1 19950330 - CODEX INC [US]
  • [Y] JORDAN ET AL.: "CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT IN HIGH-SPEED NETWORKS", IEEE JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS, vol. 13, no. 7, September 1995 (1995-09-01), pages 1150 - 1161, XP000601895
  • [A] KISHIMOTO: "DISTRIBUTED COOPERATIVE MULTIAGENT MODEL FOR INTELLIGENT TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS", ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS IN JAPAN, PART I: COMMUNICATIONS, vol. 75, no. 12, December 1992 (1992-12-01), NEW YORK US, pages 24 - 37, XP000372755
  • [A] WEIHMAYER ET AL.: "A DISTRIBUTED AI ARCHITECTURE FOR CUSTOMER NETWORK CONTROL", IEEE GLOBAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION, vol. 1, 2 December 1990 (1990-12-02) - 5 December 1990 (1990-12-05), SAN DIEGO US, pages 656 - 662, XP000218807
  • [A] LÂASRI ET AL: "AN ANALYSIS OF NEGOTIATION & ITS ROLE FOR COORDINATING COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTED PROBLEM SOLVERS", EXPERT SYSTEMS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS CONFERENCE, 27 May 1991 (1991-05-27) - 31 May 1991 (1991-05-31), AVIGNON FR, pages 81 - 94, XP002014041

Designated contracting state (EPC)

GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0825787 A1 19980225; AU 3858397 A 19980306; EP 0917806 A2 19990526; JP 2000516783 A 20001212; US 6611501 B1 20030826; WO 9807282 A2 19980219; WO 9807282 A3 19980430

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 96305887 A 19960812; AU 3858397 A 19970812; EP 97935689 A 19970812; GB 9702157 W 19970812; JP 50950498 A 19970812; US 4341798 A 19980319